Paleosnob
David and I went to see Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs at the Ganado Cinema last night, along with a few coworkers. Movie was cute enough, and had a lot of subtle, fun-to-catch homages and references. However... I know that it's probably unwise to expect any manner of historical or scientific accuracy from such a film, but any self-respecting dino-obsessed kid is going to be just as eye-rolly when they see Ankylosaurus represented as a fearsome predator.
I honestly can't figure out why the movie-makers feel the need to make up their own dinosaur designs. I mean, with 185 million years' worth of crazy-ass creature designs to choose from, why do you need to invent a stupid-looking hybrid between a sauropod and a Stegosaurus? And for animation purposes, you can actually research the skeletal system and musculature of the dinosaur instead of just making crap up.
But, I guess I shouldn't ask too much from a kid-oriented movie that requires you to suspend your disbelief about multi-species herds, talking animals and a world of long-extinct, extra-huge creatures living in a massive, lava-warmed cave system just below a thin sheet of ice.
I honestly can't figure out why the movie-makers feel the need to make up their own dinosaur designs. I mean, with 185 million years' worth of crazy-ass creature designs to choose from, why do you need to invent a stupid-looking hybrid between a sauropod and a Stegosaurus? And for animation purposes, you can actually research the skeletal system and musculature of the dinosaur instead of just making crap up.
But, I guess I shouldn't ask too much from a kid-oriented movie that requires you to suspend your disbelief about multi-species herds, talking animals and a world of long-extinct, extra-huge creatures living in a massive, lava-warmed cave system just below a thin sheet of ice.